Child s carriage



(No Model.)

G. P. STBINBACH.

GHILDS GARRIAGE.

No. 268,140. Patented N0v.28,11882.

BED. P ETEINBAEH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. f

GEORGE I. STEINBAOH, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

CHI'LDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,140, dated November28, 1882.

Application filed April 11, 1882.

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE P. STEINBAGH,

i of Baltimore city, State of Maryland, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Standards and Oanopies for Ohildrens Oarriages;and I hereby declare the same to be fully, clearly, and exactlydescribed as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure l is a central longitudinal sectional viewof acarriage-body embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view onthe line m fr ot' Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view ofthepivotal connection ot' the top with the bow, and Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of the attachment of the standard to the body.

My invention relates to canopies or tops for carriages, and to standardsfor supporting the same; and itcousists in certain features ot'construction and combinations ot' parts, as hereinafter described andclaimed. l

In the drawings, A is the carriage-body, of the usual shape andconstruction, and a a are side rails bent in the arcs of circles at a',and iirmly attached to the body.

B is the canopy, and b b are the standards. These latter may be attachedto the sides of the canopy, if desired; but by preferencel they areintegral with or attached to a bow, b', which carries a sleeve, E,having a screw-rod, e', that projects through the canopy. A thumb-screw,c, mounted on the rod c', serves to clamp the canopy tightly upon thebow. Upon loosening the screw the canopy may be tilted in the di`rection of the length of the body, or may be slid laterally upon thebow.

On the lower ends of the standards are formed arms F, which rest uponthe rail, and an arm, b", having lug c', projecting under the rail andcarrying a set-screw, f.

It will be obvious that upon loosening the screws f the standards may beslid along on the rails a., and may be securely clamped at any desiredpoint by turning up thev screws. The standards may furthermore be tilteddown ward about the curved portions c' of the rail at either end, andmay be clamped at any desired angle of inclination.

To the standards b are pivoted, at O, anuxnber of wire bows, on which ismounted a cano- (No model.)

py, c, of silk or gingham, adapted to be lowered to shelter the occupantot' the carriage in ease of rain. It may be lowered to either or bothsides, and is normally held up out of the way by straps D, secured tobuttons d. In lieu of textile fabric, I may cover the wires withmosquito-netting to exclude flies or insects.

The netting or cover c folds snugly up under` the canopy when not inuse, as shown, and when netting is used it is of course arranged tolower to both sides at once. Every adjustment ot' the canopy and nettingor cover c is provided for. The canopy may be slid bodily to either endof the rails a, may be tilted as desired, and the part c may be loweredto either side or to both sides at once. Should it be desired to removethe canopy entirely, it is only necessary to loosen the screws f andspring the lower ends ot' the standards outward until they clear therails. The arms F constitute a bearing for the standards, extending fora sufficient distance on the rails to give the requisite stability, andthey are adapted to lit over the curved ends a', and secure thestandards in an inclined position.

I do not confine myself tothe precise forms of parts shown, as the samemay be modified in manyways without departingtrom the spirit of myinvention; and

I therefore claiml. In combination with the side rails having curvedends,thestandardsbandsuitableclamping devices for securing them at anypoint upon the rails, as set forth.

2. In combination with the side rails, the standards b, having armsadapted to rest on the rails, and screws f, whereby the canopy is madereadily removable, as set forth.

3. In combination with the standards and canopy, a series'ot'bows'hinged to the standards andcovered by a tex-tile fabric or netting,forming a supplemental shutter or mosquitobar, arranged to be loweredupon the body ot' the carriage and to fold and be secured parallel tothe standards, as set forth.

x GEO. P. STEINBACH. Iitnesses JNO. T. MADDOX, R. I). WILLIAMS.

